by word of mouth
英 [baɪ wɜːd ɒv maʊθ]
美 [baɪ wɜːrd əv maʊθ]
网络 口头; 口口相传; 口头的; 口碑遂不胫而走
英英释义
adv
- by spoken rather than written means
- these stories were transmitted by word of mouth
- orally
- I heard it viva voce
双语例句
- I have informed him by word of mouth.
我已口头通知他了。 - All the orders were given by word of mouth to avoid leaving written evidence which might be later discovered.
所有的命令都是口头传达，以免留下以后可能会被发现的书面证据。 - I have only heard that I got the job by word of mouth. I am still waiting for written confirmation.
我仅仅是听说我得到了这个职位。我还在等待书面确认。 - Gossip ( usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
口头传播的闲话（通常有真实的也有不真实的）。 - It became famous by word of mouth.
它靠传闻出名了。 - New ideas were disseminated by word of mouth.
新想法经口头传播了出去。 - He was trying to be very quiet about it but the news that he had won the lottery spread rapidly by word of mouth.
他本来不想别人知道，但是他中了彩票头奖的消息还是很快口头传开了。 - "Oh, by word of mouth."?
哦，通过口耳相传。 - He declared a much greater willingness to make mean concessions by word of mouth than on paper.
比起书面表达来，他更愿意用口头语言来表达这种使他感觉不好意思的让步。 - The paper said the rumor first circulated online and spread to rural areas by word of mouth.
该报说谣言首先在网上散布，然后通过口口相传扩散到农村。